WORDS FOR TODAY is different from other daily Bible reading notes: A whole year's readings in one volume Writers drawn from around the globe and from many different traditions Includes Jewish as well as Christian biblical scholars Presents a lively, fresh and often radical approach to the text Challenges readers to act in the light of the readings Combines systematic reading of texts with wide-ranging themes This year includes readings in Mark (the lectionary gospel for the year), Genesis 37-50, 1 Samuel, 1 Corinthians and 1 & 2 Thessalonians, plus a wide range of interesting themes, including: Faces of the Divine, Trees, Fathers, Jewish Festivals and Wisdom. A special theme to coincide with the 2012 Olympics considers sporting metaphors and experience as an analogy for the life of faith.